NYC Radio: The Answer Adds Joe Walsh To Afternoon Line-Up

Joe Walsh

Salem Communications Corporation announced today that Joe Walsh will be joining the air staff at WNYM 970 AM The Answer in New York, as well as keeping his duties on Salem NewsTalker AM 560 The Answer in Chicago, effective immediately.

Walsh has been doing double duty since late January. The 5pm ET hour will be New York only, while Walsh will continue his 5-8pm CT hours in Chicago.

"We looked at a lot of options for late afternoons, but once we put Joe on the air in New York something magical happened. He instantly bonded with the New York audience," said Salem VP Director Spoken Word Format Phil Boyce, who is also the regional Ops VP for the New York Region. "Joe sounds like he was born and bred in New York with a fire-breathing attitude. New York politicians need to get ready for this guy."

Walsh, a former Congressman from the Chicago area, began doing an evening show for Salem's Chicago station WIND about a year ago, where he instantly became a hit and was quickly moved to afternoons.

Now Walsh is skewering New York politicians in New York and Chicago politicians in Chicago. "When Governor Cuomo said 3 months ago that conservatives weren't welcome in New York I took that as an invitation," said Walsh. "Other talk show hosts threatened to leave New York, but I told the folks at AM 970 I want to go where the enemy lives, and they took me in."